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Hosts: Tia Graham and Robyn Vincent
Producers: Sam Corey, Cary Junior II, Jack Filbrandt
Engineer: Nate Bender
Senior Producer: David Leins
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Recent stories from The Metro
The Metro: Annual Detroit Youth Poetry Con returns March 9
The annual event, organized by InsideOut Literary Arts, incorporates many different creative professions to illustrate different career possibilities for students.
The Metro: The war in Gaza’s impact on the American Jewish community
Peter Beinart, editor-at-large of Jewish Currents, joined the show to share his insight into the Jewish American perspective on the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
The Metro: Detroit Creativity Project brings improv and comedy to students
Nancy Hayden (Second City Chicago) and Marc Evan Jackson (“Brooklyn 99,” “The Good Place”) joined the show on Thursday to discuss the organization’s improv comedy program.
The Metro: Community history project in Detroit to collect Arab and Chaldean stories
Matthew Jaber Stiffler, director of the Center for Arab Narratives, joined the show on Wednesday to discuss the project.
The Metro: Michigan’s 2024 presidential primary has finally arrived
From “Abandon Biden” to Michigan GOP infighting, “The Metro” takes a final look at Michigan’s 2024 presidential primary.
The Metro: Dearborn native honors late father’s education career in new memoir
Ali Imad Fadlallah joined the show on Monday to talk about his new book and why he decided to pursue it.
The Metro: RTA of Southeast Michigan preparing ‘action-oriented’ master plan
The RTA prepares a new master plan every year to collect public feedback and insight from transit providers.
The Metro: Wayne Health Mobile Units provide maternal healthcare in low-income neighborhoods
A new partnership with Meridian is now allowing the Wayne Health Mobile Units to assist pregnant mothers in Detroit’s low-income neighborhoods.
The Metro: New report analyzes Detroit’s economic development strategies
The Citizens Research Council of Michigan report is the first of two that addresses Detroit’s economic condition and assesses the city’s use of tax incentives.
The Metro: Detroit City Council to vote on Henry Ford, New Center development incentives
Detroit Free Press reporter JC Reindl joined the show on Tuesday to talk about the proposed “Future of Health” development.
The Metro: New bus route will connect Oakland County communities
The new 492 bus route in Oakland County will connect to Oakland University in Auburn Hills, to downtown Rochester and Rochester Hills, the Oakland Mall in Troy and more.
The Metro: Detroiter named first Black female president of American Institute of Architects
Growing up around Detroit’s prominent structures is what inspired AIA President Kimberly Dowdell to become an architect.
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